Abstract

Teresa Lübeck, Philipp Meyer, Timo Häckel, Franz Korf, Thomas C. Schmidt,
Asynchronous Traffic Shaping and Redundancy: Avoiding Unbounded Latencies in in-Car Networks,
In: Proc. of the 16th IEEE Vehicular Networking Conference (VNC), IEEE, June 2025.
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Abstract: Time-Sensitive Networking (TSN) enhances Ethernet-based In-Vehicle Networks (IVNs) with real-time capabilities. Different traffic shaping algorithms have been proposed for time-critical communication, of which the Asynchronous Traffic Shaper (ATS) is an upcoming candidate. However, recent research has shown that ATS can introduce unbounded latencies when shaping traffic from non-FIFO systems. This impacts the applicability of ATS in IVNs, as these networks often use redundancy mechanisms that can cause non-FIFO behaviour. In this paper, we approach the problem of accumulated delays from ATS by analyzing the scenarios that generate latency and by devising placement and configurations of ATS schedulers to prevent this behavior. Our solution successfully mitigates problematic preconditions that lead to unbounded delays, which we evaluate in simulations. Through a realistic IVN simulation case study, we demonstrate the occurrence of unbounded latencies and validate the effectiveness of our approach in avoiding them.

Themes: Time-Sensitive Networking , Network Security

 

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